It wasn't a random murder. According to the article and several reports, the accused was known to the family (likely a neighbor or acquaintance), and the motive appeared to be a robbery that went south, i.e. four-hundred dollars were missing from the residence.

An animals instinct is to go after easy prey and white women are the easiest prey next to children...hollyweird is trying to cover up the fact that you can take the negro out of the jungle but you can't take the jungle out of the negro